Billiard-cue chalker.



PATENTED`AUG..25, 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented August 25, 1903.

PATENT OFF-ICE.

WILLIAM E. GUESE, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE A.FOX, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

BILLIARD-CUE CHALKER.

SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 737,226, dated August25, 1903.

Application filed October 23,1902. Serial No. 128,373. (No model.)

T0 all whom, it may conccrn: y,

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. GUEsn, a

Icitizen of the United States, residing at To- A further object is toprovide such an article which Will possess special advantages as ahand-operated device. Y

To this end the invention includes the combination and arrangement ofcomponent parts and details of construction to be hereinafter described,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

While the invention is susceptible of some modification, theaccom-panying drawings.

show and I shall hereinafter'describe in connection therewith what isnow conceivedto be the preferred embodiment of the same.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which-Figure 1 shows the article in perspective and the manner of using thesame. Fig, 2 is a longitudinal Sectional view, parts being shown inelevation; and Fig3 is a detail end 4 view of the chalk-cup. A

My invention includes generally a sheetmetal barrel closed at one end,having spiral guides formed in the periphery 'thereof which open outthrough the opposite end of the same, a chalk-cup designed to beinserted into the barrel through the latter end and provided withperipherally-arran'ged projections engaging the guides in the barrel,whereby the cup will be rotated as the former is reciprocated inrelation thereto, a spring interposed between the closed end of thebarrel and the cup, and a cap detachably secured to the end of thebarrel, through which the cup is inserted, having a cus-openingdisposedaxially of the same and portions to coact With the chalk-cup to preventthe latter being ejected from the barrel by the spring; vThe barrel isdesignated in the accompanying drawings by the numeral 1, is providedWith a plurality of peripherally-arranged spiral guides 2, runninglongitudinally thereof and extending entirely to and through the edge ofone end a of the same. In the particular exemplification of my'in- 6ovention disclosed herein these guides are formedby convex groovespressed out of the body of the barrel, and they run the full length ofthe latter and open out through both endsof the same.l One end of thebarrel is closed by a cap 3, which, while it is shown as detachable andsuch construction 'possessesspecial advantages, as will be hereinafterdescribed, maybe permanently secured in place. 4

The chalk is-carried by a cup 7, fitted to the bore of the barrel andprovided With peripheral projections 9 for engagement with the grooves2. This cup is preferably formed by a casting having a recess 8 in thesame of the shape of the exterior configuration of the block of chalk tobe held therein, which block lits therecess snugly, so that it will be.retained in place by frictional contact, and upon the periphery of thecup a plurality of spi- 8o rally-arranged ribs are located, extending ixfrom end to'end of the same, which constitute the projections 9, beforedescribed. The cup is inserted into the barrel through Vthe end aAthereof,'and between the former and the cap 3 a helieal spring' 10 isinterposed, which is housed Within the barrel and which tends to forcethe cup toward the end a of thelatter and to eject said cup when the endreferred to is unobstructed. To normally retain the 9o cup within thebarrel and at the same time provide a guide for the cue in` the chalkingoperation, a cap 5 is provided, which is detaehably secured to the enda,has an axiallyarranged opening 6, forming a cnc-guide, and is providedwith an intact portion Which coacts with the cup to prevent theejectmentof the same under the infiuence of the spring 10. The cap 5 isdetachably mounted upon the end a, so that it may be displacedto removeIco the cup inorder to replenish the chalk,

In order to facilitate the manufacture of the device, and particularlythe assemblage of the parts thereof, the ends of the barrel areduplicates of each other, so that the cap 3 may be secured to eitherend, the cup inserted into the barrel through the opposite end, and thecap 5 secured to the latter With equal facility. a

The means for seouring the detachable engagement described between theend of the barrel and the cap preferably consists of interengagingscreW-threaded parts, and in order to adapt the ends of the barrel tocarry even threads and also for the purpose of reinforcing the barrel toprevent separation of thelongitudinal meeting edges thereof a castmetalring 1' is fitted peripherally of the barrel at the extremity of eachend of the same.

In using the article the same is gripped in one hand and the cue in theother, With the butt of the latter resting upon the fioor. The end ofthe cue is inserted through the opening 6, and then the device is givena few reciprocations. As the ohalk bears directly upon the tip of thecue, it will be prevented from partaking of the reciprocatory movementof the barrel, but Will be given a rotary movement as the latterreciprocates in relation thereto, so that the tip of the cue will beeiiiciently chalked.

In order that the article may be suspended in a convenient position, astud 4, secured to the end of the cap 3, axially of the same, isprovided, which has an opening extending through the same for thereception of a ring or other attaching device.

The construction and operation of my invention will be readilyunderstood upon reference to the foregoing description and accompanyingdrawings, and it will be appreciated that the parts and combinationsrecited may be varied within a Wide range without departing from thespirit and scope thereof.

Having described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

1. In a hand implement for chalking a cue and in combination, a tubularbarrel closed at one end and having spiral grooves formed in theperiphery thereof extending entirely to and through the edge of theopposite end of the same, a chalk-cup designed to be inserted into andremoved from the barrel through the latter end, integral projectionsdisposed peripherally of the cup engaging the spiral grooves, a springinterposed between the rear end of the cup and the closed end of thebarrel, and a cap removably secured to the opposite end of the barrelhaving a portion eoacting With the cup When the latter is in the barrelto prevent the ejectment thereof by the spring, said cap also having anopening for the cue, substantially as described.

2. In an implement for chalking a cue and in combination, a sheet-metalbarrel having corresponding eap-engaging means at each end thereof, andspiral grooves pressed out of the periphery thereof, running from end toend of the same and opening out through one of its end edges, a capsecured to the opposite end of the barrel for closing the same, acast-metal c'up designed to be inserted into and removed from the barrelthrough the first-mentioned end thereof, said cup havingperipherally-arranged integral ribs for engagement With said grooves, aspring interposed between said cup and said cap, and a second capremovably secured to said firstmentioned end of the barrel, said secondcap havinga cue-opening and means to coact With the cup to retain thesame in the barrel When said second cap is in place, substantially asdescribed.

3. In an implement for cbalking a cue and in combination, a sheet-metalbarrel having corresponding cap-engaging means at each end thereof andSpiral grooves pressed out of the periphery thereof running from end toend of the same and opening ont through both of its end edges, a capsecured to one of said end edges for closing the same, a castmetal cupdesigned to be inserted into and removed from the barrel through theopposite end thereof, said cup having peripherallyarranged integralspiral ribs engaging said grooves, a spring interposed between the cupand said cap, and asecond cap removably secured to the end of the barrelthrough WhichV the cup is inserted and removed, said second cap having aone-opening and means for engaging the cup to retain the same in thebarrel, substantially as described.

In testimony Whereof I hereunto afl'ix my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

WM. E. GUESE. Witnesses:

CARL H. KELLER, JAs. W. ConWIN.

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